I am not entirely sure how to begin a self written biography, as I am used to writing about others much more efficiently. So I will just begin with: I'm Kenzie, I'm now 27 years old, and have moved to Berlin from California in March of 2022. When beginning my studies in the U.S., I was quite unsure in which direction I wanted to proceed. At the end of my first two years in community college having pursued a strong focus in field within the social sciences, I had settled on wanting to attain my bachelors degree in Russian studies and to learn to speak Russian. This was largely due to an interest in foreign films (which still exists as a strong passion and interest), particularly the films of Andrei Tarkovsky which represented the Russian language in a beautiful way. Unfortunately, I transferred to my university during the Covid era and found that travel to Russia would be entirely blocked during my time of study, making it quite difficult to learn the Russian language on a meaningful level. I then pursued a major in European studies with an area specialization in German studies due to a strong interest in German philosophers and history of radical political movements. I found that during my studies it was manifestos, novels, plays, and autobiographies which interested me the most, as they lended a more grounded and human understanding of events and histories be it personal or national. This led me to write my bachelors thesis on how parents (particularly mothers) pass on national identity narratives to their children through long standing national tales and personal narratives. I feel now that I can move forward with a degree in global history to support my interest in history seen from a broader perspective, and to be able to link different tales from around the world to illustrate important and overlooked connections which are increasingly shared. I would also like to pursue a strong focus on women writers, philosophers, thinkers, and revolutionaries wherever possible, as the presence and representation of women was starkly missing throughout my undergraduate studies, and the only way to bridge this gap is to write about things that are often undervalued or invisible to the greater historical narrative. In my free time I like to learn new things, whether it is cooking, baking, making music, drawing, or anything that I find gives my brain a creative outlet. I hope to later work as a museum archivist, and if I ever felt confident enough to put my personal thoughts out into the world, then a writer.